119 HR 17

Paycheck Fairness Act

Congress119
ChamberHouse
TypeHR
Number17
Introduced2025-03-25
Cosponsors220

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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2025-03-25

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Machiavelli 1469-1527

Machiavelli's distinction between reputation and action is precisely the gap here. The UC agreement built reputation for procedural fairness; the 92-day inaction is the actual exercise of power. The $749K against Whatley is the 'effective truth' of the situation—outside actors are pricing the consequences of a vote in a way that public statements avoid. Machiavelli would note that the House leadership has maintained the state by ensuring no vote occurs, which is its own form of virtu.

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Seattle restaurant owner pleads guilty to failing to pay over employment taxes of more than $1.4 million

Seattle – The owner of a restaurant in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood pleaded guilty today to willfully failing to pay over more than $1.4 million in unemployment, Social Security, and Medicare taxes – some of which were withheld from employee paychecks, announced First Assi

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@misc{apprised_119_hr_17_paycheck_fairness_act,
  title = {119 HR 17: Paycheck Fairness Act},
  publisher = {Apprised.news},
  url = {https://apprised.news/bill/119hr17},
  note = {Accessed 2026-07-28}
}